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The graphic is a perfect example of where labels and data actually detract from the visual -- seeing the all the Mariners' positional players in the negatives is perfectly descriptive, and illuminating

JD Sussman attempts a clean-up of Wins Above Replacement.

This story was originally posted on Purple Row (where I write a weekly column called Purple Row Academy) and represents an update of sorts to articles that I wrote back in May on the concept of...

I'm a big believer in WAR, but something about it has been nagging at my brain for a while.  The WAR leaderboard tells us that Albert Pujols was worth 8.4 WAR ($38 million) in 2009, and that Casey...

Originally posted on Purple Row As most of you know, last Friday the St. Louis Cardinals acquired former Rockies LF Matt Holliday from the Oakland A's for prospects 1B/3B Brett Wallace, RHP...

Originally posted on Purple Row Today's trade of prospect Connor Graham for Cleveland Indians reliever Rafael Betancourt brought to the forefront of my mind Sky's shiny Trade Value Calculator. U...